Combination collar button and necktie support



Nov, 12, 1940. w. B. DERBYSHIRE 2,220,955

COMBINATION COLLAR BUTTON ANDNBCKTIE SUPPORT Filed Feb. 1, 1938 linden/tor: Berg/shake Patented Nov. l2, HQQQ COWWATION COLLAR BUTTON AND NECKTIE SUPPORT William B. Derbyshire, Philadelphia, Pa. Application February 1, 1938, Serial No. 188,038

4 Claims,

My invention relates to a new and useful combination collar button and necktie support in which the necktie support is embodied in the head of the collar button whereby said collar button head functions as a sheath for the necktie support when the latter is retracted.

An object of the invention is to produce an inexpensive article of this kind having a twofold purpose, namely, to fasten'the front of a collar and to hold a necktie in thedesired or proper position and thereby impart a neat appearance to the user's attire.

Another object of the invention is to construct the head of the collar button in 'a manner to form a longitudinal rib and thereby provide a channel in which the support is slidably mounted, said channel being open only at one end and through which the support is projected to cause it to function.

A further object of the invention is to make the support with a forked upper or outer end to engage a necktie in the region of its knot so that said support cannot become accidentally disengaged from the necktie.

' A still further object of the invention is to form the button head with a slot having communicating oblique notches and provide the support with a handle operable in the slot for ejecting and retracting the support and said handle being engageable in the notches to keep the support in the desired position.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then designated by the claims.

In order that thosesmlled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe a particular form thereof by way of illustration, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a combination collar button and necktie support embodying my invention with the support retracted.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the support ejected.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the device illustratin how a hinged button head may be swung into parallelism with the shank for insertion through 50 a button hole.

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the button head with the shank shown in section. I

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 6.

Fig. d is a longitudinal sectional view at the (Cl.24-6l) I I button head with the back and shank in elevation and illustrating the support retracted.

Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the support ejected.

Fig. 8 is a view on a reduced scale of portions of 5 a collar and necktie illustrating the manner of use of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the necktie support disassembled from the collar button.

Fig. 10 is a section on the line l0l0 of Fig. 9. 10

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, l0 represents the back of a collar button with a shank II thereon and the outer end of. said shank holds a head i2. While the head may be immovable on the shank, there are many 15 advantages in hingedly mounting said head on the shank and it is so illustrated. The outer end of the shank II has an angular toe I 3 mounted between the face wall of the head and aresilient plate I I, the latter functioning to temporarily re- 20 tain the button head either parallel with or at right angles to said shank ll due to the action of said plate H urging the toe I3 towards the inner surface of the face wall. The end or terminal of the toe l3 rides on said inner surface 25 of the face wall after the fashion of a cam. The above description relates to a well known construction of collar button and portions thereof are utilized in theproductlon of my invention.

The face wall of the button head 12 'has a g longitudinal rib i5, preferably stamped or pressed thereon, to provide a channel is inthe rear of said face wall and said channel has an outlet ii at the upper end in the form of a hole through the rib. 35

Within the channel it, and held in place by the plate i l or other holding means, is slidably mounted the necktie support 18 which may include a shank i9 and a fork at on the outer end of said shank. Said support is movable only 40 longitudinally for its election or retraction. On said support and more particularly on the shank. adjacent its inner end is rotatably mounted a handle 2| which, therefore, may move with the support and also rotate relative thereto. This as handle is operable in a longitudinal slot 22 in the rib for sliding the support in and out and said handle is also engageable in either of the two spaced oblique notches 23, 24 extending from one side 01 the slot and slanting downso ward when considering the device in operative position as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The notches may be of such length as to extend into the side wall of the rib l5 wherefore the handle will lie against the outer surface of the lace wall of the head to one side of the rib and be out of way as well as inconspicuous. The handle 2| being rotatable it can be engaged with or disengaged from the notches without turning the fork 20 which might move said fork crosswise of the open end of the channel I6 andprevent retraction of said fork.

It is to be remembered that the button head must be of a size to readily pass through a button hole and while it can be of any desirable configuration, I prefer to make the ends of said head slightly rounded or beveled from front to rear, as plainly shown in Figs. 6 and 7, so as to easily enter the button hole when the button is being inserted or withdrawn.

While the device is useful in connection with any kind of a collar and necktie, it is especially beneficial in connection with soft collars and four-in-hand neckties. In actual practice, the device is placed imposition in the same manner as any collar button and used to hold the front of the collar closed. The necktie is attached and the knot adjusted to the desired position which, usually, is close up to the fold of the collar. The handle 2| is now withdrawn from the notch 24 by turning said handle on the shank of the support until said handle enters the slot 22. By moving the handle upward in the slot, the forked end of the support will be ejected and caused to engage a portion of the back of the necktie, more particularly some part of the necktie knot and said handle is then turned into the notch 23 to prevent the support from accidentally slipping back. When the support is' thus positioned it will retain the necktie in proper location relative to the collar. Before removing the necktie the support is retracted by reversing the above operations.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction herein shown and described as these may be varied within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a collar button comprising a. back, shank and an elongated vertical head, and a necktie support adjustably mounted on said head for longitudinal movement relative thereto.

2. A combination collar button and necktie support comprising a button having an elongated head, a longitudinal rib formed in the face wall of said head and providing a. channel open at one end, a necktie support slidably mounted in the channel for projection and retraction through the open end of said channel, and a handle on the support projecting through a slot in therib for operating the support.

3. A button including an elongated head, a longitudinal rib formed on said head and providing a channel open at one end, said rib having a longitudinal slot and oblique notches communicating with the slot and slanting outward from the slot and in a direction away from the open end of the channel, a support including a shank and a fork at its outer end slidably mounted in the channel and sheathed by the button head when retracted, and a handle rotatably mounted on the shank of the support and selectively en gageable in the slot and the notches.

4. A collar button including a back, a shank fixed thereto and a head hinged to said shank, a rib formed on the face wall of said head and providing a channel open at one end, said rib having a longitudinal slot and notches communicating with said slot, a plate on the rear of said head constituting a part of the hinge, a support slidably mounted in the channel and consisting of a shank and fork, and a handle rotatably mounted on the support shank and selectively engageable in the slot and the notches.

WILLIAM B. DERBYS HIRE. 

